Plot summary
Vice President Ross continues to defy the Grant administration when she hires Olivia Pope to defend a woman, Amy Martin, in the navy who has been raped, and Fitz refuses to get involved with the navy's policy. Amy informs her that she is pregnant and wants an abortion, but the navy refuses to let her leave. Olivia and Quinn manage to get Amy an abortion, and with security footage provided by Abby, Olivia proves that the Admiral raped Amy. The navy story gives Mellie an opportunity as she rallies against the military’s mishandling of sexual assaults instead of talking about Jerry, as Elizabeth suggested.
Meanwhile, Huck and Quinn torture Russell for information about a B613 code name "Foxtail", but Russell refuses to talk. The lawyer for the navy, in reality a B613 agent, shows up at the apartment and helps Russell escape. Mellie meets Rowan, unaware that she is "Foxtail", Rowan's escape plan from the case against B613.
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